Amazonia Trip, July 95

Hilton P da Silva (hsilva@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu)
4 May 1995 20:57:57 GMT

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RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND ECOTOURISM TRIP

14 DAY EXCURSION IN THE BRAZILIAN RAINFOREST

JULY 8 - 21, 1995

PURPOSE: TO EXPERIENCE, UNDERSTAND AND EXPLORE CONSERVATION,
RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND ECOTURISM IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON. THIS TRIP
IS INTENDED TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN KNOWING FIRST HAND WHAT IS GOING
ON IN THE AMAZON BASIN TODAY IN TERMS OF CONSERVATION PERSPECTIVES AND
ONGOING RESEARCH, TO INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN
THE TROPICAL RAIN FOREST IN BRAZIL, AND ALSO TO FAMILIES AND
INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN HAVING A FUN AND UNFORGETABLE EDUCATIONAL
EXPERIENCE.

THIS PROJECT IS SPONSORED BY CONSERVATION EDUCATION, HUMAN
ADAPTABILITY AND BIODIVERSITY (CEHAB) IN AMAZONIA, AN OHIO STATE
UNIVERSITY BASED NOT-FOR- PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND BY MUSEU PARAENSE
EMILIO GOELDI (MPEG-BRAZIL) A 130 YEARS OLD RESEARCH INSTITUTION IN
THE AMAZON BASIN (THE HOST INSTITUTION IN BRAZIL).

THE TRIP WILL BE GUIDED BY HILTON SILVA, M.S., M.D. A NATIVE
FROM THE AMAZON BASIN CURRENTLY FINISHING HIS PH.D. IN MEDICAL
ANTHROPOLOGY/PUBLIC HEALTH AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU), AND BY
GARY MULLINS, PH.D., PROFESSOR OF THE SCHOOL OF NATURAL RESOURCES
(OSU) AND EXPERT IN CONSERVATION AND BIODIVERSITY.

PLACES TO BE VISITED INCLUDE:
- THE FERREIRA PENNA RESEARCH STATION, A PRISTINE
TROPICAL FOREST AREA PRESERVED BY MPEG EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESEARCH, THE
STATION IS LOCATED 300 MILES FROM BELEM THE CAPITAL OF THE STATE OF
PARA AND ACCESSIBLE ONLY BY MPEG BOATS.

- BELEM, THE OLDEST CITY AND THE GATE TO THE AMAZON RIVER.

- THE MUSEU PARAENSE EMILIO GOELDI (MPEG) ONE OF THE OLDEST AND
MOST RESPECTED RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS IN BRAZIL.
- MARAJO ISLAND, A TROPICAL PARADISE AND THE LARGEST FLUVIAL
ISLAND IN THE WORLD.
- MOSQUEIRO, A FRESH WATER BEACH WITH ALL THE EXCITEMENT AND
BEAUTY OF THE BRAZILIAN NATURE AND PEOPLE.
- and BRASILIA, THE CAPITAL OF BRAZIL AND ONE OF THE MOST
MODERN CITIES IN THE WORLD.

SINCE THIS IS A NOT FOR PROFIT ACTIVITY THE TRIP'S PRICE IS $
2,100.00 (DBO) PER PERSON AND INCLUDES AIRFARE FROM COLUMBUS, OHIO TO
BELEM (ALTHOUGH TRIPS CAN BE ARRANGED FROM ANYWHERE IN THE U.S. AND
CANADA), ALL HOTELS, ALL TOURS, ALL GROUND AND RIVER TRANSPORTATION,
ANTHROPOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL PRESENTATIONS AND MOST MEALS.

FOR DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT DR. HILTON SILVA (614 - 294-5875, FAX
614 - 292-4155, E-MAIL: HSILVA@MAGNUS.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU) OR DR. GARY
MULLINS (614 - 292-9828).